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I'm not the quiet one you had in mind I’ve seen that girl, I’ve seen her kind, Has nothing to say, does not stand out A background character, in other people’s noise Oh my… that poor lost soul But I’m not the quiet one you had in mind I’m not the quiet one you had in mind The one who chooses not to speak, or perhaps lacks the courage The one who hides behind a book, because of the weight of reality Too easy to ignore, since she never interrupts Shy and unsure of herself But I'm not the quiet one you had in mind I’m not the quiet one you had in mind But I’ve known her, oh I’ve known her well The girl who's hiding from the spotlight, hoping it will pass her by The one who's often right, but fears that shes wrong Never the problem, never the priority Staying out of drama by staying out of sight Thank god shes the harmless kind But I'm not the quiet one you had in mind I'm that other quiet one The one who lives just up in the trees Close enough to see the world for what it is, yet far enough to breathe The one who chooses to listen and to observe, way before the choice of speaking That other one The one who's calm, not small The one who’s selective, not afraid Creative, but not lost That other quiet one The observer, Moving slower, growing closer The presence The girl with a packed schedule The overthinker during tests The one who manages her stress, until it is unmanageable The one whos learning to be human The one who keeps going anyway I'm all of these And they are me Well, shame on you for thinking shallow For judging on my lowered gaze Your misreads, just a mirror of your shadow self For using me to better your own stance, while curling up to me for reassurance You mistake my silence for weakness, While in reality, the depth is ocean deep Sometimes it means attentiveness Sometimes it means meditation Sometimes it means learning And sometimes it's not even me you see And just because you were too busy in your mind and body You never had the chance to see me, to hear me You never had the chance to merge with me And, one night When the moon is full, and a wolf is heard You may wonder what it was like to know me But don't feel sorry for yourself Perhaps, it was never meant to be I am not the quiet one you had in mind I can’t be, I will never be.
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Feb 3
Feb 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM UTC
mirara_hihi
I'm Not The Quiet One You Had In Mind
I'm not the quiet one you had in mind I’ve seen that girl, I’ve seen her kind, Has nothing to say, does not stand out A background character, in other people’s noise Oh my… that poor lost soul But I’m not the quiet one you had in mind I’m not the quiet one you had in mind The one who chooses not to speak, or perhaps lacks the courage The one who hides behind a book, because of the weight of reality Too easy to ignore, since she never interrupts Shy and unsure of herself But I'm not the quiet one you had in mind I’m not the quiet one you had in mind But I’ve known her, oh I’ve known her well The girl who's hiding from the spotlight, hoping it will pass her by The one who's often right, but fears that shes wrong Never the problem, never the priority Staying out of drama by staying out of sight Thank god shes the harmless kind But I'm not the quiet one you had in mind I'm that other quiet one The one who lives just up in the trees Close enough to see the world for what it is, yet far enough to breathe The one who chooses to listen and to observe, way before the choice of speaking That other one The one who's calm, not small The one who’s selective, not afraid Creative, but not lost That other quiet one The observer, Moving slower, growing closer The presence The girl with a packed schedule The overthinker during tests The one who manages her stress, until it is unmanageable The one whos learning to be human The one who keeps going anyway I'm all of these And they are me Well, shame on you for thinking shallow For judging on my lowered gaze Your misreads, just a mirror of your shadow self For using me to better your own stance, while curling up to me for reassurance You mistake my silence for weakness, While in reality, the depth is ocean deep Sometimes it means attentiveness Sometimes it means meditation Sometimes it means learning And sometimes it's not even me you see And just because you were too busy in your mind and body You never had the chance to see me, to hear me You never had the chance to merge with me And, one night When the moon is full, and a wolf is heard You may wonder what it was like to know me But don't feel sorry for yourself Perhaps, it was never meant to be I am not the quiet one you had in mind I can’t be, I will never be.
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